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Mar 2 , 2019

Authority Digitises Medicine Market Chain

The Federal Food & Drug Authority launched a central electronic information system to ensure and maintain the information chain in the registration, licensing, import and quality assurance of medi...

Feb 23 , 2019

Food Truck

A food truck that bears the Chicken Hut logo a local fast food company, is giving service in the middle of Mesqel Square. It is one of many similar food trucks that are popping up around the city, sel...

Feb 23 , 2019

New gallery

Maraki Tetemke, CEO of Maki Interior Design & Art Gallery, shows off a painting during a pre-opening of a gallery that has three floors and a rooftop garden. Located in the Bole Area close to Sain...

Feb 23 , 2019

BICYCLE LANE, NOT

A street close to the Ayat Roundabout is one of the early ones to have been built with a bicycle lane in mind, an initiative the city has to encourage the use of alternative means of transportation to...

Feb 23 , 2019

Chinese Firm Seals Deal to Pre-Commission GERD

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) awarded a Chinese company, China Gezhouba Group, the contract to execute pre-commissioning activities of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) at the cost of 40.1 m...

Feb 23 , 2019

NBE Drafts Bill to Append Movable Assets as Collateral

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) announced that it has drafted a new proclamation that will enable banks to take movable assets as collateral for loans and advances. The bill is on its final sta...

Feb 23 , 2019

Electric Utilities Bags 3.2b Br in Six Months

Ethiopian Electric Utilities (EEU) has generated 3.2 billion Br in revenue in the first half of this fiscal year. From the total revenues, 665 million Br was collected from outstanding bills, while...

Feb 23 , 2019

Tourism Revenues Fall Short by Half

Ethiopia has earned 1.4 billion dollars from tourism in the first half of this fiscal year, falling short of the target by half. The revenue was generated from over 380,000 tourists visiting the co...

Feb 23 , 2019

Afro-Tsion Inaugurates Resort in Afar

Afro-Tsion Construction inaugurated a 148-room hotel in Semera, capital of Afar Regional State that will be managed by Boston Partners Plc, the operator of Kuriftu Resort & Spa, Kuriftu Resort...

Feb 23 , 2019

Driving Speed Shows Decline: Report

The latest results of road user behaviour surveys show that speeding has decreased by 10 percentage points from 49pc four years ago. Speeding has decreased following speed limit reductions, new sig...

Feb 23 , 2019

GIZ Pledges 13m to Health Capacity Building

German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has launched a three-year project designed to enhance the capacity of Ethiopian health professionals and biomedical technicians. The project, which has a budget...

Feb 23 , 2019

Equity Firm Expands to Logistics, E-commerce

RENEW Investment Advisers, a Canadian equity firm, founded its second investment in Ethiopia engaged in the logistics and e-commerce industries. Members of RENEW's Impact Angel Network have funded...

Feb 16 , 2019

Welcoming Dance

A public diplomacy delegation from Eritrea arrived in Addis Abeba, at Bole Airport, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. They were received by an Ethiopian dance and song group that performed Ethiopian cul...

Feb 16 , 2019

Shades

Faced with a scorching sunny season, residents of Addis Abeba have been looking to buy sunglasses, and the black market has answered the call. These vendors in Qera are displaying various colours and...

Feb 16 , 2019

US-Africa Forum

The opening plenary at the US-Africa Trade & Investment Forum took place on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Sheraton Addis Hotel. Matthew Harrington, deputy assistant secretary for Africa at the US...

Feb 16 , 2019

Ethiopia, Djibouti Ink Deal to Install Gas Pipeline

Ethiopia and Djibouti signed an agreement to lay down a 760Km natural gas pipeline that stretches from Elala and Kalub, Somali Regional State, to Djibouti Port. Samuel Urkato (PhD), minister of Min...

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Commentaries | Jul 04,2026

The New Gold Standard Comes with a Warning Label

In the goldfields of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia's balance-of-payments...

Editorial | Jul 4 , 2026

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Customers settle into a carefully curated space of dark wood, black accents, muted green f...

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A City Between the Market and the Rules

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Prime Minister Concedes Health Sector Remains Underprovided

The health sector remains underprovided despite rising public spending, Prime Minister Abi...

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